April 2022 archive

US and World energy headlines

** The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday proposed a major step to limit exposure to asbestos, a carcinogen that kills 40,000 Americans each year. The EPA proposed to ban imports, manufacturing, processing and distribution of a type of asbestos called chrysotile asbestos. ** A new poll from Gallup finds that nearly half of all Americans worry “a great …

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ONE Gas sets date for release of Q1 financial report

  ONE Gas, Inc. plans a release of its first quarter 2022 earnings report on Monday, May 2, 2022. The information and data will be released after the close of market. The following day, May 3 at 10 a.m. Central Time, the company’s executive management team will participate in a conference call. The company reported …

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Rep. Bice says Biden’s budget plan would raise billions in new taxes on oil and gas

Oklahoma Congresswoman Stephanie Bice says President Biden’s budget proposal shows he is out of touch with the real needs of the American people and it comes as the U.S. experiences an unprecedented energy crisis. In comments this week, the Republican Representative said despite record-breaking gas and heating prices, Biden’s proposed budget would add $45 billion …

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Regulators change method of storage tank payments in Oklahoma

  Oklahoma regulators are advising storage tank owners and operators there’s a new method of paying for annual tank permit fees and if they’re not paid, tank operations will be closed. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Petroleum Storage Tank Division sent a notice to operators this week advising them that April 1st invoices for the annual …

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Economic expansion underway in Oklahoma says Treasurer

  March Gross Receipts to the Treasury point to accelerating economic expansion in Oklahoma, pushed along by wage growth and rising inflation, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel announced Wednesday. March gross receipts of $1.38 billion are up by almost 23 percent compared to the same month of last year. That is a record high for March collections. Twelve-month receipts …

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Completion reports for April 5, 2022

CANADIAN COUNTY Camino Natural Resources Llc All Zones Producing: Oil 220 Gas 1718 Water 2431 Flow All Zones Producing: Oil 76 Gas 1334 Water 71 Flow 19 11N 7W Quanah Parker 1107 18-7 1wxh, September 03, 2019 HH, GAS, TD: 18336 ft Lat: 35.41972, Long: -97.97356 API: 35017254150001 Camino Natural Resources Llc All Zones Producing: Oil 450 Gas 4773 Water 2607 Flow All Zones Producing: Oil 92 Gas 2624 Water 175 Flow 1 …

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Permits to drill for April 5, 2022

Canadian County BUSHWACKER #1H-33, April 05 2022 28 12N 7W NESWSESW API: 01725795 Lat: 35.4798292742316, Long: -97.94885557119747 CITIZEN ENERGY III LLC HH, DR, 15100 ft, WOODFORD(9800) Carter County BRAKERS #162, April 05 2022 32 1S 2W NWNESESW API: 01926475 Lat: 34.42293306783398, Long: -97.4327286641944 KODIAK OIL & GAS INC SH, DR, 2000 ft, HOXBAR(1300), DEESE(1500) Carter County BRAKERS …

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Crude prices slipped Tuesday along with OK energy stocks

  Crude oil prices fell slightly in Tuesday’s trading but remained above $100 a barrel as analysts explained there are still growing worries that demand will be slowed by new coronavirus cases. West Texas Intermediate crude fell $1.32 or 1.3% and settled at $101.96 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent futures dropped …

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Stage set for more Supreme Court hearings on storm-bond cases by 3 utilities

  The Oklahoma Supreme Court has been asked to hold hearings April 13 on another $2.2 billion in ratepayer backed bonds to help three utilities pay for their February 2021 storm costs. Filings were made this week by the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority to cover the bond requests of Oklahoma Natural Gas, Public Service Company …

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Enverus trims projections due to Russian invasion of Ukraine

    The fog of war. It’s what Enverus Intelligence Research focused on this week in a report on the impact of the war in Ukraine on the world’s oil supply. As a result, it trimmed its prediction on growth. In the report called”The Fog of War,”  EIR assessed the outlook for oil supply amid sanctions …

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